RISD Opens New Art Center

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Published: September 26, 2008

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PROVIDENCE, RI—The Rhode Island School of Design has opened the Chace Center, a 43,000-square-food glass and brick structure that will significantly increase the exhibition and programming capabilities of the RISD Museum of Art. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect José Rafael Moneo, the contemporary structure is bordered on three sides by historic buildlings.

The Chace Center will serve as the premiere exhibition space for RISD students on campus, as well as the new home for the permanent collection galleries and the 200-seat Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium. It has a retail space including risd|works and a Museum shop, and the building has already earned a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The space's inaugural exhibition, "Chihuly at RISD," features a site-specific installation by Dale Chihuly (MFA '68, Ceramics) commissioned by the museum.